From peace to climate change: Key moments for education at UNESCO’s General Conference
A historic moment was witnessed on 20 November when Member States adopted the Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development. This is the only global standard-setting instrument that lays out how education should be used to bring about lasting peace and foster human development. The newly adopted text updates the Recommendation from 1974, which had been under revision for the past two years to ensure it responds to today's greatest challenges and future shocks.
The General Conference also approved the establishment of a new UNESCO International Institute for STEM Education in Shanghai, China. The Institute will support countries globally to advance quality STEM education and will bring together resources, expertise, and collaboration on an international scale to address challenges and opportunities in this area.
The role of education in building lasting peace
On 8 November, a High-level Ministerial Dialogue on Education for Peace brought together voices from around the world to discuss what quality and relevant learning should look like to bring about real and lasting change. World-known artist Michelangelo Pistoletto shared his thoughts on the meaning of peace in today’s world and ways to make it a reality for current and future generations of learners.
UNESCO also partnered with France TV to organize the "Youth for Peace Award", an international school competition where seven classes won prizes for their paintings, videos, music and other art creations.
In the second part of the event, 49 Ministers and Vice Ministers of Education took the floor to speak about how they envision education’s active role in peacebuilding, share good practices from their countries, challenges and lessons learned from experiences and opportunities to further develop education for peace
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/peace-climate-change-key-moments-education-unescos-general-conference
